Is same-sex marriage legal in Mexico?
Marriage legal
Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
Mexico is one of 56 countries classified “Marriage legal” for same-sex marriage — 36% of the 154 with data. (Also searched as gay marriage.)
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Guatemala
- Not recognized Guatemala has no legal recognition of same-sex unions as legislation is pending.
- Honduras
- Not recognized Same-sex unions have no legal recognition; de facto unions are constitutionally barred.
- United States
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
- Cayman Islands
- Civil unions Same-sex couples can enter a civil union or registered partnership, but not marry.
- Cuba
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
- Costa Rica
- Marriage legal Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized.
Other laws in Mexico
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Sex Work
- Varies by region
- Divorce
- Legal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.